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**Spilling the Village Tea**

Meet local public servants and candidates, get a mini civics lesson and learn a bit about the people outside of their public office. Covering Downers Grove, Dupage County and the surrounding districts, villages and townships.

Latest Episodes:

Downers Grove Village Council Candidate Series - Meet Chris Gilmartin Mar 10, 2025

Show notes

Meet Chris Gilmartin, candidate for Downers Grove Village Council.

https://www.chrisgilmartin.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ChrisforDGCouncil

Municipal Election 4/1/25, Early Voting starts 3/17/25

Voting info :

https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/election_and_voter_information/voting_information/early_voting_locations.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawI39JtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbZT-fNg0HXajYT4rmdu4bJnQj5NtPlNyqT0zoviP5DGSbDuo6UGNjDhig_aem_wFFp2z5NvgszR0er2Er-6g

Feature local artist Chris Gilmartin.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2kqZiW2IYWJKLsuwJj6JgG?si=1d78af34b9904e47

Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library.

Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications.

Spilling the Village Tea is hosted and created by Robin Rutkowski and edited by Jay Wadhwa.

You can email us at SpillingTheVillageTea@gmail.com.

Downers Grove Village Council Candidate Series - Meet Paul Drabik Mar 10, 2025

Show notes

Meet Paul Drabik, candidate for Downers Grove Village Council.

https://www.pauldrabik.com/

Municipal Election 4/1/25, Early Voting starts 3/17/25

Voting info :

Featured local artist Elisabeth Withers "Rock and the Raincloud Starter"

Elisabeth Witherss Blinq Card

Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library.

Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications.

Spilling the Village Tea is hosted and created by Robin Rutkowski and edited by Jay Wadhwa.

You can email us at SpillingTheVillageTea@gmail.com.

Downers Grove Village Council Candidate Series - Meet Tammy Sarver Mar 10, 2025

Show notes

Meet Tammy Sarver, candidate for Downers Grove Village Council.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ANvB2qd3M/

Municipal Election 4/1/25, Early Voting starts 3/17/25

Voting info :

Feature local artist Elisabeth Withers "Heartstrings"

Elisabeth Witherss Blinq Card

Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library.

Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications.

Spilling the Village Tea is hosted and created by Robin Rutkowski and edited by Jay Wadhwa.

You can email us at SpillingTheVillageTea@gmail.com.

Downers Grove Village Council Candidate Series - Meet Rob Roe Mar 10, 2025

Show notes

Meet Rob Roe candidate for Downers Grove Village Council.

www.robroe4dgcouncil.com

robroe4dgcouncil@gmail.com

Municipal Election 4/1/25, Early Voting starts3/17/25

Voting info :

Featured local artist Josette Kacey "Dust"

Josette Kacey was born in Joliet, and grew up around the southwest suburbs. She has always been passionate about many forms of art and writing. Her music is whimsically dark, and emotionally raw. A lifelong fan of sci-fi and fantasy, her songs often explore themes of magic and mystery. She has a 6-song EP “Sleep” out now on all streaming platforms. http://josettekacey.my.canva.site

Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library.

Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications.

Spilling the Village Tea is hosted and created by Robin Rutkowski and edited by Jay Wadhwa.

You can email us at SpillingTheVillageTea@gmail.com.

Downers Grove Village Council Candidate Series - Meet Matthew Novak Mar 10, 2025

Show notes

Meet Matthew Novak, candidate for Downers Grove Village Council.

https://mjn4dgvc.com/

Email: matthew@MJN4DGVC.com

Municipal Election 4/1/25, Early Voting starts 3/17/25

Voting info :

Featured local artist Louise Kelly "You and You Alone"

https://linktr.ee/thisislouisekelly

https://www.instagram.com/thisislouisekelly/?hl=en

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/louise-kelly/385301994

https://tr.ee/vaapO176MA

https://www.louisekelly.com/

Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library.

Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications.

Spilling the Village Tea is hosted and created by Robin Rutkowski and edited by Jay Wadhwa.

You can email us at SpillingTheVillageTea@gmail.com.

Downers Grove Village Council Candidate Series - Meet Tom Cawthorne Mar 10, 2025

Show notes

Meet Tom Cawthorne, candidate for Downers Grove Village Council.

WWW.TC4DG.COM

Municipal Election 4/1/25, Early Voting starts 3/17/25

Voting info :

Featured local artist Adam Kukielski "Envy", DGN Alum 2019

Follow on Spotify

Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove PublicLibrary.

Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications.

Spilling the Village Tea is hosted and created by RobinRutkowski and edited by Jay Wadhwa.

You can email us at SpillingTheVillageTea@gmail.com.

Downers Grove Village Council Candidate Series - Departing Commissioner Greg Hose Explains What to Look For in a Commissioner Mar 07, 2025

Show notes

Spilling the Village Tea welcomes back Commissioner Greg Hose who is reaching his term limit this year. Find out from the inside of the council what assets to look for in a candidate, what makes a good commissioner and the considerations you should be making as you approach your ballot for the 2025 Municipal election this April 1st, early voting starting March 17th.

Please find early voting locations here:

To contact Commissioner Hose:

https://www.downers.us/village-council

Featured local musician Louise Kelly "We Belong to the Earth"

https://linktr.ee/thisislouisekelly

https://www.instagram.com/thisislouisekelly/?hl=en

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/louise-kelly/385301994

https://tr.ee/vaapO176MA

https://www.louisekelly.com/

Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library.

Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications.

Spilling the Village Tea is hosted and created by Robin Rutkowski and edited by Jay Wadhwa.

You can email us at SpillingTheVillageTea@gmail.com.

Meet Downers Grove Village Commissioner Martin Tully Feb 23, 2025

Show notes

Here we are again Spilling the Village Tea with Commissioner and former mayor Martin Tully in our unofficial series Meet the Downers Grove Village Council. Listen to his experiences on the Village Council, professional perspectives and personal tastes in books and music!

If you want to reach out to the Downers Grove Village Council, individually or collectively, use this link:

https://www.downers.us/village-council

The original music from local artist for this episode is Kris Rab from Westmont! Born in Budapest, Chicagoland has been her home for decades now and she performs in local music venues and music festivals including back in Hungary. "It's About Time" is her debut album comprising all original songs influenced by strong foundation in classical music, blues, folk and rock.

Kris Rab "Won't Mean a Thing"

https://open.spotify.com/track/7y4sxTW8qwcY3WdQ6qafQv?si=c8b9ac6868c64cb3

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k1zXOOMdeN3V9HKwwFrIk16Ei_6rOY2jY

You can find Kris Rab on Instagram @rabkris and on Facebook at Kris Rab.

Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library.

Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications.

Spilling the Village Tea is hosted and created by Robin Rutkowski and edited by Jay Wadhwa.

You can email us at SpillingTheVillageTea@gmail.com.

Follow us on Facebook at Spilling the Village Tea and Instagram at SpillingTheVillageTea_podcast. On whatever platform you listen, please let that platform know you enjoyed our podcast with likes or stars, and follow us officially through that platform!

Thank you for listening!

Meet Downers Grove Village Council Commissioner Chris Gilmartin Feb 07, 2025

Show notes

Here we are again Spilling the Village Tea with Commissioner Chris Gilmartin in our unofficial series of Meet the Downers Grove Village Council. Listen to his experiences on the Village Council, projects that have been developed and his passion for music.

If you want to reach out to the Downers Grove Village Council, individually or collectively, use this link: https://www.downers.us/village-council

Here is the link to Commissioner Gilmartin’s playlist for Downers Grove:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ImT7jmjBpJvofkikZIukY?si=R2ugPu3iQsqKl2f1R0XQHw

The original music from local artist for this episode is Chris Gilmartin himself! Please find links to his music below:

Chris Gilmartin Sunshine Delays

SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/album/4cXmqcWH52AwlQwDAAYyB

APPLE MUSIC https://music.apple.com/us/album/sunshine-delays/1596396112

AMAZON MUSIC https://music.amazon.com/albums/B09M7WS9MC

Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library.

Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications.

Spilling the Village Tea is hosted and created by Robin Rutkowski and edited by Jay Wadhwa.

You can email us at SpillingTheVillageTea@gmail.com.

Meet Downers Grove Village Council Commissioner Leslie Sadowski Fugitt Jan 27, 2025

Show notes

Here we are again Spilling the Village Tea with CommissionerLeslie Sadowski Fugitt in our unofficial series of Meet the Downers Grove Village Council. Listen to her experiences onthe Village Council as well as how she decided to pursue public service.

Here are the links to topics we discussed:

https://www.downers.us/index.php?section=upcoming-meetings&evtid=527

https://www.greenergrove.org/

https://mayorscaucus.org/initiatives/environment/rec/

If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexualviolence, please consider these resources to help. RAINN and YWCA are two excellentorganizations who support women who have experienced domestic and sexualviolence.

https://rainn.org/

https://ywcachicago.org/

Thanks to Commissioner Sadowski Fugit for sharing.

FEATURED ARTIST: Brileyis a 15 year old Singer-Songwriter from Downers Grove that has just started torelease her songs on Spotify and streaming services. She also recently won the DuPage County FairTalent Show, the IL State Fair Talent Show, and was featured on WGN middaynews.

"Caroline (You've Done it This Time)" by Briley

Music Links

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/0NTu6pY6zCd6k0TQ5Kix1D

YouTube Music - https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=F-lmYChLlaI

Amazon.com - https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DPPZHB82

iHeartRadio - https://www.iheart.com/artist/briley-337133/albums/caroline-youve-done-it-this-time-302599053/

Social Media Links

BrileyMusic.com: https://brileymusic.com/

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BrileyMusicRocks

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BrileyMusic

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrileyMusicFacebook

TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@brileymusic